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hi. i'm eaton. 2

P O W E R E D b y S
E R V I C E™

I'm bored, tell me now. 4

I'm bored, tell me now. ⬡ Standard Install: Crappy. 4

I'm bored, tell me now. ⬡ Standard Install: Crappy. ⬡
Site building: Overwhelming. 4

Site building: Overwhelming. ⬡ Snowman proﬁle: Evangelism tool. 4

Site building: Overwhelming. ⬡ Snowman proﬁle: Evangelism tool. ⬡ The result: A real product. 4

Site building: Overwhelming. ⬡ Snowman proﬁle: Evangelism tool. ⬡ The result: A real product. ⬡ Builders and testers: Needed! 4

this may move quickly 5

But ﬁrst, some history… 6

But ﬁrst, some history… 7

But ﬁrst, some history… 7 Proﬁles! They is complicated

But ﬁrst, some history… 8 #smallcore

But ﬁrst, some history… 8 #smallcore the tag that dare
not speak its name

#smallcore But ﬁrst, some history… 9

⬡ “Core sucks without contrib.” #smallcore But ﬁrst, some history…
9

⬡ “Core sucks without contrib.” ⬡ “Core should just be
building blocks.” #smallcore But ﬁrst, some history… 9

⬡ “Core sucks without contrib.” ⬡ “Core should just be
building blocks.” ⬡ “Kill blog module! Kill it dead!” #smallcore But ﬁrst, some history… 9

“ @bojhan (paraphrased) But ﬁrst, some history… 10 This could
make Drupal much harder for non-developers to use.

“ @emmajanedotnet But ﬁrst, some history… 11 If you neuter
core, I will ﬁnd a new CMS to build shit with.

“ But ﬁrst, some history… Install proﬁles! They’ll solve everything!
With magic! 12 @eaton

Back to the drawing board… 14 Site Building Tools Site
Features Targeted Products Web Framework Building Blocks Tools to conﬁgure and combine building blocks Functionality assembled from said building blocks Features, conﬁguration, etc. targeting a given use case O HAI, HTTP Reusable pieces we use to build site functionality

“ Stevey's Google Platforms Rant Back to the drawing board…
15 Making something a platform is not going to make you an instant success. A platform needs a killer app. Facebook — that is, the stock service they offer with walls and friends and such — is the killer app for the Facebook Platform.

Back to the drawing board… 16 17% 10% 25% 21%
27% News Profiles Photos Apps Other www.comscore.com Facebook!

Back to the drawing board… 17 improve the building blocks.

Back to the drawing board… 18 ship with a killer
app

So about this product… Isn’t Drupal a killer app? 19

So about this product… Isn’t Drupal a killer app? 19
technically, cat photos are the killer app.

So about this product… 20

So about this product… 20 People want…

So about this product… 20 …We promise People want…

So about this product… 20 …We promise People want… We
deliver!

So about this product… 21

Back to the drawing board… 22 But we have images
now! In core!

Back to the drawing board… 22 Standard Install Sucks

Back to the drawing board… 23

Back to the drawing board… “generic” doesn’t exist 23

“ Erik Von Hippel, Democratizing Innovation Back to the drawing
board… 24 When users’ needs are heterogeneous, this strategy of ”one size fit all” will leave many users somewhat dissatisfied with the commercial products on offer and probably will leave some users seriously dissatisfied.

Back to the drawing board… Two hard problems 25 ⬡
Optimal cache invalidation ⬡ Naming things ⬡ Off-by-one errors

Back to the drawing board… Two hard problems 25 ⬡
Optimal cache invalidation ⬡ Naming things ⬡ Off-by-one errors [Pleasing Everyone]

Back to the drawing board… have a vision & make
choices 26

27 enter the snowman

The Snowman Project 28 Small groups collaborating on a project
who want to tell the world about it… and convince others to join in. Team Evangelism Tool

who want to tell the world about it… and convince others to join in. Team Evangelism Tool Conveniently? It’s what Core is actually good at.

The Snowman Project Focus means NO. 29

The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog.

The Snowman Project 30 ⬡ It’s not a blog. ⬡
It’s not an intranet.

It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store.

It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal.

It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal. ⬡ It’s not a magazine.

It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal. ⬡ It’s not a magazine. ⬡ It’s not a photo sharing site.

It’s not an intranet. ⬡ It’s not an online store. ⬡ It’s not a news portal. ⬡ It’s not a magazine. ⬡ It’s not a photo sharing site. ⬡ It’s not a corporate synergy leveraging system.

who want to tell the world & convince others to join them.

Section header 32 How much can we build with core?

The Snowman Project 33

The Snowman Project 33 build the 80%, point to contrib.

Tell me more. your ideas intrigue me… 34

Tell me more. 35

Tell me more. Only Core 35

Tell me more. Eat our dogfood 36

Tell me more. Use case is everything 37

Tell me more. The ﬁrst four hours 38

Tell me more. Others come later 39

Tell me more. 40 But how do I list stuff?

Tell me more. 41 Can I make forums private?

Tell me more. 42 Can I have my own pony?

Tell me more. 43 Is this a trap?

Tell me more. 44 build real stuff to ﬁnd real
needs.

Experienced site builders

Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders

Experienced site builders UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers
UX Geeks Experienced site builders

UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Experienced site builders

UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders

UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders Beta testers PMs UX Geeks Devs Experienced site builders ‚

What do we need to do? 52

What do we need to do? ⬡ Find & interview
target audience 52

target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix 52

target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core 52

target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core 52

target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core ⬡ Work on patches for the blockers 52

target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core ⬡ Work on patches for the blockers ⬡ Turn R&D sites into proﬁle 52

target audience ⬡ Nail down feature matrix ⬡ ”Iron Chef” R&D with core ⬡ Identify blockers in core ⬡ Work on patches for the blockers ⬡ Turn R&D sites into proﬁle ⬡ Make cookies 52

What do we need to do? 53 g.d.o/snowman cookingwithdrupal.org

Stay Frosty, My Friends

Stay Frosty, My Friends

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